The Abertay Historical Society promotes interest in history in Tayside & Fife. Registered Scottish charity no SC008207. This account is no longer being updated.
Tayside & Fife
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We will no longer be posting on our X/Twitter account, but you can find us on Bluesky at @abertayhissoc.bsky.social and on Facebook at facebook.com/AbertayHistoric…
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#WaybackWednesday The new Tay Bridge taking shape next to its ill-fated predecessor in 1887 #Archives #Dundee #railways #DundeeUniCulture
ALT Sepia photograph of an area of water. A large iron bridge runs across the picture. It is not fully completed. In the foreground is a wooden pier type structure. Behind this a large bridge span is floating on the water.
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Time for another #WhereisitWednesday.
For the first few weeks we are looking at images from the Parks Department, so there are going to be a lot of trees and flowers, but also some other places of interest.
Do you know where this was taken?
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We were sorry to hear of the recent death of actress and writer Barbara Clegg who spent part of her early career at @DundeeRep (This comes from a December 1949 programme). Her TV writing credits included scripts for #CoronationStreet #Crossroads and #DoctorWho #Archives
ALT Article on Barbara Clegg who will be appearing in the future in Rebecca. Text on a page with and advertisement for Justice, Whitehall Street at the bottom
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Bus on Ward Road, with the Howff in the background. This appears to be a demonstrator bus, not one in actual service.
Ref: GD/X300
#TransportTuesday
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Dundee's mnemonic now in jeopardy from overload of Js @junsuzu @jm_stout @KennyFarq @derekjsloan @WIJ_Scotland @DaniGaravelli1 @AbertayHS historycompany.co.uk/2025/01…
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Photograph of a scale model of the Alexander Street Multis
Date: 1962
Ref: DCC-SA0482
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At 200 years old, HMS Unicorn is one of the world’s oldest historic ships!
Now’s the perfect time to visit - admission is HALF PRICE until 31st January.
Head to dundee.com/see-do for our full list of visitor attractions.
📸 IG: funkmasterdoogan
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These time warp images supplied by Gordon Cook revisit Arbroath snow days in years gone and are sure to stir some memories.
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Happy New Year! It’s a bitterly cold day in St Andrews, although it clearly has some way to go to match this photograph of the Old Course, taken sixty-five years ago in January 1960.
Image Courtesy of @StAndrewsUniLib, ID GMC-11-26-3
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19th century lantern slides, taxidermy birds + the archives of the Drug Discovery Unit - some of the things that conservation intern Lindsey got to grips with during her time at @UoD_Archives_RM + @UoD_Museums see learningspaces.dundee.ac.uk/… @DDU_Dundee #DundeeUniversityCulture
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Job Alert! We have two vacancies at HMS Unicorn:
Operations Officer (Full Time)
Executive Administrator (Part Time, 0.6 FTE)
For more information and how to apply, visit buff.ly/4a9xkx3
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For 2025 we would like to share some #TransportTuesday posts with you. We will start with this picture of City Square and the High Street, which includes a bus and a tram - two for the price of one!
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Dundee
The Angus Hotel and Overgate shopping Centre, now all demolished and replaced once again by new retail units
#dundee
#oldpostcard
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☕🦄 Brew and Blether🦄☕
Looking to start the New Year off right?
Why not join us aboard this Thursday the 9th of January at 10:30am for our first Brew and Blether of 2025. Come down and enjoy a free tea or coffee and a chat.
Reserve place here: buff.ly/4aLpsR2
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🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: More details and images of the @HMSUnicornship’s Project Safe Haven have been revealed which looks at the next steps of the preservation of one of the world’s oldest remaining ships.
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A snowy #Dundee City Square and High Street as seen from Tayside House in the early 1990s #Archives #DundeeUniCulture
ALT View of a square from above. It is covered in snow. There is a Christmas tree at the centre. A road runs along the top with another running up from it at the centre. Shops can be seen at the top and some Christmas Decorations.